The International Committee of the Red Cross announced on Thursday that one of its headquarters in the Gaza Strip was directly hit by an Israeli tank shell, for the second time in three weeks.

"The ICRC is deeply outraged that one of its headquarters in Gaza was hit by an explosive device on Wednesday, April 16, causing damage," it said in a statement posted on Facebook.

The committee noted that "this incident is the second of its kind within three weeks, as another headquarters in the area was hit by a tank shell on March 24."

She stressed that "the two incidents occurred despite the presence of clear distinguishing marks on the buildings and the regular notification of them to all parties."

She warned that the recurrence of such incidents contributes to the shrinking space for humanitarian action and impacts its ability to provide protection and assistance to thousands of people who need help to survive.